According to RIA Novosti, Matovich expressed his readiness to resign, subject to the dismissal of four leading politicians from other parties of the ruling coalition: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Richard Sulik, Minister of Justice Maria Kolikova, Head of the Parliamentary Health Committee Yanka Bitto Tsiganikova and Vice Speaker of Parliament Yurai Sheligi.
“It became inevitable that the prime minister, by his resignation, would allow the coalition partners to conclude an agreement on the reorganization of the government.
The position and position of one person cannot be more important than the interests of the country and its citizens, ”Chaputova said on the air of the Bratislava TV channel TA3.
Earlier it became known that the head of the Ministry of Health of Slovakia, Marek Krajci, was dismissed due to disagreements over the purchase of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine in the ruling coalition.
Slovakia received the first consignment of the drug from Russia on March 1; Matovic was the initiator of the delivery.
This caused a sharp reaction from the leaders of the right-wing parties that are part of the ruling coalition.
It was also reported that Slovakia received 15 thousand doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a gift from France.